Validating and Updating Component Revisions

We have already reviewed working with the revision status of a component in the Component Properties in the Schematic Editor Chapter. We can now work on updating the revision when necessary by validating component status. Component validation creates a navigable report with found errors. Note that if errors are found during the project's release, execution pauses until they are corrected.

You can set the validation requirements in the project settings:

An ActiveBOM document allows you to add manufacturer/supplier references, as well as, perform a component search, selection, and replacement. In our case, we will perform a dynamic validation of each object in the list. Using ActiveBOM, we can control and update the revision status of all components at once.